IJCCE 2013 Vol.2(1): 33-35 ISSN: 2010-3743
DOI: 10.7763/IJCCE.2013.V2.130
DOI: 10.7763/IJCCE.2013.V2.130
Adoption of SMS and Web Based System to Measure Usability and Effectiveness of Text Alert System as Broadcast Communication for Managing and Disseminating Information
Suriana Ismail and Mohd Nizam Husen
Abstract—Nowadays mobile communication is a necessity as one of the ways of acquiring information. All level of users, including higher education students have a mobile phone as one of their communication device choice. This paper explores the adoption of web based SMS system to measure the usability and effectiveness of this broadcast communication option in disseminating information among students and lecturers. Prototype was developed by adopting iterative software development process- RUP. We examine its usability and effectiveness through sets of questionnaire. Result shows that the propose prototype can be an option for managing and disseminating information.
Index Terms—SMS, web based application, mobile phone.
The authors are with the Universiti Kuala Lumpur – Malaysian Institute of Information Technology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (e-mail: suriana@miit.unikl.edu.my, mnizam@miit.unikl.edu.my).
Cite: Suriana Ismail and Mohd Nizam Husen, "Adoption of SMS and Web Based System to Measure Usability and Effectiveness of Text Alert System as Broadcast Communication for Managing and Disseminating Information," International Journal of Computer and Communication Engineering vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 33-35, 2013.
General Information
ISSN: 2010-3743 (Online)
Abbreviated Title: Int. J. Comput. Commun. Eng.
Frequency: Quarterly
DOI: 10.17706/IJCCE
Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Maode Ma
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